Open AccessDeepwater Horizon Dispersant Cleared the Air, New Model Shows
Author(s) -
R.L. Kaufman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo082169
Subject(s) - clearance , dispersant , horizon , deepwater horizon , environmental science , petroleum engineering , geology , environmental engineering , medicine , mathematics , physics , dispersion (optics) , oil spill , geometry , optics , urology
A simulation of oil and gas leakage during the Deepwater Horizon disaster finds that the main chemical dispersant used improved air quality for emergency responders.